Potassium ethoxide

C2H5KOCAS 917-58-884.16 g/mol

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O−K+
Alcohol

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H5KO
Molar mass
84.16 g/mol
Exact mass
83.9977 Da
Density
0.89 g/mL
logP
-0.38Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
20.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 1
Rotatable bonds
0

Hazards

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Identifiers

CAS number
917-58-8
SMILES
CC[O-].[K+]
InChI

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Names and synonyms

5 names
  • Ethanol, potassium salt (1:1)
  • Ethyl alcohol, potassium salt
  • Ethanol, potassium salt
  • Potassium ethanolate
  • Potassium ethylate

Work with Potassium ethoxide

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Ethanol64-17-5Parent compound Ethyl alcohol-d61516-08-1Parent compound, labelled Ethyl [2]alcohol925-93-9Parent compound, labelled Sodium ethoxide141-52-6Salt Aluminium triethoxide555-75-9Salt Thallium(I) ethoxide20398-06-5Salt Magnesium ethoxide2414-98-4Salt Lithium ethoxide2388-07-0Salt

Similar compounds

Potassium tert-amylate41233-93-632 % similar Potassium methoxide865-33-831 % similar Potassium propanoate327-62-830 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

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